Mario can then kick these shells into other enemies, which will conveniently dispatch them but conversely, kicked shells can bounce back off walls or other vertical obstructions and hit him. Mario's primary attack is simply jumping on top of his enemies, which kills the mushroom traitors, known as Goombas, and sends the turtle soldiers known as Koopa Troopas into their shells. The ultimate object is to race through the Mushroom Kingdom, evade or eliminate King Koopa's forces, and save Princess Peach (or "Princess Toadstool" as she was commonly known in North America until 1996). The player takes the role of Mario, or in the case of a second player, Mario's brother Luigi. 2, a Mario-themed port of Doki Doki Panic, elsewhere in the world.
The game was succeeded by a direct sequel in Japan (later retitled Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels in North America), and by Super Mario Bros. The game starred the Italian plumber Mario and his slightly younger brother Luigi, the former who would eventually become one of Nintendo's most well known mascots. It has inspired countless imitators and was one of Shigeru Miyamoto's most influential early successes. is listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling video game of all time, and was largely responsible for the initial success of the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as ending the two year slump of video game sales in the United States after the video game crash of 1983. Often wrongly credited as the first scrolling platform game (there are at least a half dozen earlier), it is the first console original in this genre to feature smooth-scrolling levels, which made it a landmark in home videogaming. featured bright, expansive worlds that changed the way video games were created. Universally considered a classic of the medium, Super Mario Bros. is a video game released by Nintendo in late 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. As was typical of NES games in America at the time, the cover shows a scene from the gameplay.ĮSRB: E (Everyone) (2004 NES Classics re-release)